Poetry Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKBLMGNOPQR STUVKH VWIXYZA2B2C2D2E2M F2MG2

poetry is motion gracefulA
as a fawnB
gentle as a teardropC
strong like the eyeD
finding peace in a crowded roomE
we poets tend to thinkF
our words are goldenG
though emotion speaks tooH
loudly to be definedI
by silenceJ
sometimes after midnight or just beforeK
the dawnB
we sit typewriter in handL
pulling loneliness around usM
forgetting our lovers or childrenG
who are sleepingN
ignoring the weary warinessO
of our own logicP
to compsoe a poemQ
no one understands itR
it never says 'love me' for poets areS
beyond loveT
it never says 'accept me' for poems seke notU
acceptance but controversyV
it only says 'i am' and thereforeK
i concede that you are tooH
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a poem is pure energyV
horizontally containedW
between the mindI
of the poet and the ear of the readerX
if it does not sing discard the earY
for poetry is songZ
if it does not deligh discardA2
the heart for poetry is joyB2
if it does not inform then closeC2
off the brain for it is deadD2
if it cannot heed the insistent messageE2
that life is preciousM
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which is all we poetsF2
wrapped in our lonelinessM
are trying to sayG2

Nikki Giovanni



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